This weekend starts our Protest Game Jam! Join the itch jam page and/or discord (links in bio)!
AvantBeetle
@avantbeetle.bsky.social
Atlanta based gallery for experimental/alternative/weird games. Bridging the gap between local arts and videogame scenes Protest Games Jam: https://itch.io/jam/avantbeetles-protest-games-jam Discord: https://discord.gg/NuXh64rQS7
Stir the pot! Air your grievance! Tell your story! Dream a better world! From April 4 - 19, we're hosting a 2-week Game Jam for creatives of all kinds. Join the Discord, sign up on the itch.io jam page (links in bio) Exhibition to follow post-jam!!
Y'all!! 😭OMG! just 24 hours in and we're already almost half through! Thank you SO SO much to those who already donated! I wasn't sure how feasible this was, and with the amount donated already, we can secure 1 show + maybe a 2nd hand laptop to be able to show more games. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ gofund.me/5127491e0
The daffodils popping up in Atlanta, so it's time to crawl out of my hibernation! gofund.me/f6356caf3 Help us with our 2026 programming goals! We're hoping for some great shows including: - Games as protest! (game jam + exhibition) - Queer games! - Cosy games! - Local games exhibition! - MORE MORE
New Years party was such a wonderful success! Thanks to everyone involved, to everyone who came out, and to all the developers who let me show their games! Here's to another year with AvantBeetle 🙌
NYE at The Supermarket ATL 404: Year Not Found The calendar failed, the simulation continues. Multiplayer + Installation-based games into the party DO NOT EXIT THE SIMULATION PRESS START @ MIDNIGHT 🎧 DJs ALL NIGHT 🖼 Tech-art installations 🥞 Food 🗓 DEC 31 (8PM–2AM)
1 WEEK TO GO! 🎮✨ CTRL ALT RESIST opens Fri 8/22 @ The Supermarket a 3-day exhibition of games as protest, resistance & radical imagination. Come play, reflect & resist. 📅 8/22–8/24
AvantBeetle Presents: CRTL ALT RESIST A three-day videogame exhibition highlighting games as a tool for protest, political resistance, and radical imagination; elevating play as a political act.
Submissions are open until July 11th!
SE Asian Games for Good@seagamesforgood.bsky.social · last yr.Everyday the situation in #Gaza continues to be horrific, with so many people hurt or worse. It is truly heart-wrenching. The Play for Peace charity aims to bring together the incredible games community in support of relief efforts. 🧵below ⬇️ itch.io/jam/games-fo...
🎮🔥 Call for Games! 🔥🎮 I'm curating a show on GAMES AS PROTEST/ACTIVISM and looking for titles that explore resistance, civil disobedience, or political action. Made one? Know one? DM or comment! Lets make some interactive uproar ✊️ More to come soon!
We're teaming up with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Film, Entertainment & Nightlife for a one-night-only celebration of Atlanta’s indie game scene! 🎉✨ 🎮 ATL Indie Game Showcase 📅 Wednesday, July 2 | ⏰ 7–10:30 PM 📍 Southern Feed Store (EAV) 🎟 Free + open to the public!
Post GDC flu got to me Gimme some time to respond to all the great messages, I'm a sick little hamster
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✅️ heart sunglasses ✅️ egg earrings ✅️ cosy sweater ✅️ good vibes Come say hi if you're at GDC
Me waiting for GDC trying to clean the house, pack, send messages, and force relax before extrovert week mode begins
If you are attending GDC to pitch to a publisher, remember: - You are owed respect and professionalism no matter who you are - They couldn't operate without developers - You are evaluating THEM as much as they are evaluating you You got this. You deserve to be there. I am rooting for you.
Upcoming new show! Lyric April 11th - 13th Featuring the works of @oleomingus.bsky.social / @alienmelon.bsky.social / CassieMcQuater / @ianmaclarty.com + Gemma Mahadeo / @joeyschutz.bsky.social / + more TBA!
Alright, I’ve had enough. My game backlog has been sitting there, collecting dust, acting like it pays rent. Time to put these games in their place—aka actually play them
Starting this Thursday I'm going to begin streaming all kinds of games and scouring the interwebs for the deep, the profound, the odd, the silly! Join me on this journey in finding games for upcoming shows! Thursdays at 8pm (est) Twitch.tv/avantbeetle
🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 2025 is here, and AvantBeetle is buzzing with excitement! AvantBeetle is officially going live on Patreon, Twitch, and Discord, and we couldn’t be more excited to take this journey with YOU! 🌟
Hello Bluesky! We host exhibitions that bridge gaming and art, curating themed shows featuring games that push the medium’s boundaries. These works ask questions, reflect, offer insight, and explore ideas—games that deserve recognition not just in living rooms but as pieces worthy of gallery walls.
